Update in General Internal Medicine
Authors: Keith Roach
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2000)

Updates from the Annual Session1 August 2000Update in General Internal MedicineKeith Roach, MD, Scott Stern, MD, Diane Altkorn, MD, Adam Cifu, MD, and Wendy Levinson, MDKeith Roach, MDFrom the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.Search for more papers by this author, Scott Stern, MDFrom the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.Search for more papers by this author, Diane Altkorn, MDFrom the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.Search for more papers by this author, Adam Cifu, MDFrom the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.Search for more papers by this author, and Wendy Levinson, MDFrom the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-133-3-200008010-00013 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail This Update is the result of a continuing journal review program conducted biweekly by members of the section of general medicine at the University of Chicago. We have covered many topics in this summary and have given priority to problems that are frequently encountered. We critically examined both content and methods and selected articles because of their importance to the practicing internist. Although some of these articles may be described again in other Updates in the 2000–2001 Update Series, we comment on them here from the general internal medicine perspective.OsteoporosisIn women's health, a variety of treatments maintain and ...References1. Blum AL, Talley NJ, O'Morain C, van Zanten SV, Labenz J, Stolte M, et al . Lack of effect of treating Helicobacter pylori infection in patients with nonulcer dyspepsia. Omeprazole plus Clarithromycin and Amoxicillin Effect One Year after Treatment (OCAY) Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1998;339:1875-81. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Greenberg PD, Cello JP. Lack of effect of treatment for Helicobacter pylori on symptoms of nonulcer dyspepsia. Arch Intern Med. 1999;159:2283-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Talley NJ, Janssens J, Lauritsen K, Racz I, Bolling-Sternevald E. Eradication of Helicobacter pylori in functional dyspepsia: randomised double blind placebo controlled trial with 12 months' follow up. The Optimal Regimen Cures Helicobacter Induced Dyspepsia (ORCHID) Study Group. BMJ. 1999;318:833-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Clark WM, Wissman S, Albers GW, Jhamandas JH, Madden KP, Hamilton S. Recombinant tissue-type plasminogen activator (Alteplase) for ischemic stroke 3 to 5 hours after symptom onset. The ATLANTIS Study: a randomized, controlled trial. Alteplase Thrombolysis for Acute Noninterventional Therapy in Ischemic Stroke. JAMA. 1999;282:2019-26. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Albers GW, Bates VE, Clark WM, Bell R, Verro P, Hamilton SA. Intravenous tissue-type plasminogen activator for treatment of acute stroke: the Standard Treatment with Alteplase to Reverse Stroke (STARS) study. JAMA. 2000;283:1145-50. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Katzan IL, Furlan AJ, Lloyd LE, Frank JI, Harper DL, Hinchley JA, et al . Use of tissue-type plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke: the Cleveland area experience. JAMA. 2000;283:1151-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Keith Roach, MD; Scott Stern, MD; Diane Altkorn, MD; Adam Cifu, MD; Wendy Levinson, MDAffiliations: From the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois.Corresponding Author: Wendy Levinson, MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 6098, Chicago, IL 60637; e-mail, [email protected]bsd.uchicago.edu.Current Author Addresses: Drs. Roach, Stern, Altkorn, Levinson, and Cifu: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 6098, Chicago, IL 60637. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoUpdate in General Internal Medicine Betty A. Mincey Metrics Cited byUpdate in General Internal MedicineBetty A. Mincey, MDUpdate in Women's HealthJudith M.E. Walsh, MD, MPH, Nancy C. Dolan, MD, and Pamela Charney, MD 1 August 2000Volume 133, Issue 3Page: 209-217KeywordsAsthmaBone mineral densityD-dimerDrugsHeart failureHemorrhageOsteoporosisPulmonary embolismTissue plasminogen activatorVaccines ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 1 August 2000 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...